Five day forecast and scattered notices from Gazette weather desk
The weather forecast calls for near normal temperatures Saturday through Wednesday with 2 to 4 degrees below in the east and no precipitation expected. Highs 66 to 69, lows 46 to 49, sunshine and cooling then warming with minor changes. Local readings include Friday noon at 50 and 2 p.m. at 56 with barometer 29.98 and humidity 54 percent. several obituaries and services listed for towns including LaCrosse, Appleton, Postville, Independence, Belle Plaine, Manchester, Brooklyn, Columbus Junction.
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Weather Bureau
Gazette
Edgewood
Howard Fensterman
Congregational Church
Appleton’s
Monona
William Wilke
Postville Lutheran Church
Schultz
Columbus Junction
Richard Harris
Stacy-Lewis
Cedar Rapids notices and birth announcements from September
Births listed for Mercy Sept 28 include daughters to Ronald C. Davis and John C. Weber and a daughter to Roger G. eng Mt. Vernon and a daughter to obert N. Miller. Further births to Merchelle Bales and Charles McCullough also noted. Divorce decrees and multiple local traffic and public-safety notices follow, with several individuals fined or cited for violations.
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Ronald C. Davis
Jacelyn Drive
John C. Weber
Cherry Hill Road
Roger G. Eng
Mt. Vernon
Obert N. Miller
Orchard Trailer Court
Merchelle Bales
Navajo Drive
Charles McCullough
Gateway Street
American spy Feinauer jailed 15 years in East Germany
Peter Feinauer, a Providence man, was sentenced to 15 years in a communist prison by an East German court for spying for the CIA. He had lived in West Berlin since 1959 and was recruited in 1961 while working as a taxi driver studying art as cover.
Nashville approves liquor by the drink vote
Residents of metropolitan Nashville voted to repeal a 58 year old ban on restaurant sales of mixed drinks. The measure passed 47 214 to 36 253 making Nashville the first Tennessee city to legalize liquor by the drink since Prohibition.
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Nashville
Tennessee
IEEE Convention Draws 500 Delegates to Cedar Rapids
More than 500 attendees join the 15th annual IEEE regional conference at the Roosevelt hotel. The event runs Friday to Saturday with a public banquet led by Frank Reynolds and keynote remarks by J. S. Kilby of Texas Instruments. Speakers include Melvin A. Breuer of USC and Stephen R. Sedore of IBM. The Cedar Rapids section hosts the conference serving Iowa and surrounding states.
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Roosevelt Hotel
ABC White House
Frank Reynolds
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Missouri
Nebraska
Melvin A. Breuer
University of Southern California
Stephen R. Sedore
IBM
J.S. Kilby
Texas Instruments
Cedar Rapids
IEEE
Albania Attacks KosyginJohnson Plan at Glassboro Summit
Albania's U.N. envoy Halim Buda accuses Soviet Premier Kosygin and U.S. President Johnson of a secret plan to divide world influence. He calls the alliance a Trojan horse against Vietnam and nearby regions and cites a Moscow Washington hot line and secret talks. Chou En-lai also warns against U.N. interference in Vietnam.
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Albania
Soviet Union
Kosygin
Johnson
Halim Buda
U.N
Voice
Red
Moscow
Washington
Budo
U.S
South Vietnam
Red China
Chou En-lai
Peking
Vietnam
UNI Queen Lindholm Named Homecoming Queen
Susan Lindholm of Ogden has been chosen University of Northern Iowa homecoming queen. She will reign at the October 7 football game against Augustana at Cedar Falls.
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Cedar Falls
Susan Lindholm
Ogden
University of Northern Iowa
Twelve McCormack Critics Skipping House Attendances
Twenty eight freshman Republicans condemned Speaker McCormack for disorganized scheduling and a three day work week and then did not appear for Friday’s roll call. They urged six day weeks with early big bills and 11 a.m. starts, while noting this was not a formal criticism.
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Washington
UPI
McCormack
D-Mass
House
Chamber
G.O.P
Obituary for H. P. Donovan Veteran of Two Wars
Harry P. Donovan 83 of 1935 Bever avenue SE died Thursday after a short illness. Born January 10 1884 in Buffalo New York he married Pearle Carpenter June 12 1917 in Cedar Rapids. A retired Memorial Coliseum custodian he served in the Spanish American war World War I and Mexican border action and Philippine Insurrection. He belonged to Cedar Christian church Last Man's club Veterans of Foreign Wars Mexican Border Veterans Barracks 695 WWI Veterans and American Legion life member. Surviving are wife Pearle daughter Kathleen and son George all of Cedar Rapids and three granddaughters. Memorial services Saturday 3 pm at Hesser Memorial chapel. burial Linwood. Military graveside rites by Hanford Post American Legion. Friends may call Beatty Bearle funeral home after 6 pm Saturday to 1 30 pm Monday.
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Larry” Donovan
Bever Avenue
Buffalo
N.Y
Pearle Carpenter
Cedar Rapids
Donovan
Memorial Coliseum
Cedar Christian Church
Last Man
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Pearle
Kathleen Donovan
George D. Donovan
Hesser Memorial
Barton Murray
Linwood
Hanford Post
The
Thompson R. R. dies at 78. longtime Cedar Rapids engineer
Robert R. Thompson, 78, of 1310 E avenue NW, a Cedar Rapids resident 45 years, died Thursday. He was born January 24, 1889 near Bertram, married Jessie B. Dale in 1952, and retired from Crandie Railroad after 42 years as an engineer. Surviving spouse, children, stepchildren, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and a brother are listed. Memorial services set for 10:30 am Saturday at Turner Chapel West, with burial at Cedar Memorial Cemetery.
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E Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids
Bertram
Jessie B. Dale
Sharon E.U.B. Church
Brotherhood of Railroad
Crandie
Joe Hanisch
Glenn R. Thompson
James Patten
Pine
Colo
Chester Frendle
Clifford Wells
Lloyd Watson
Laurence Dale
Los Angeles
Amos LeGuire
Mt. Vernon
Turner Chapel West
A. T. Washington
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Gladys Bleakley Rites Set After Cedar Rapids Death
Gladys May Bleakley 53 of Cedar Rapids died Thursday after a long illness. Born in West Lorne Ontario March 24 1914 she married Alfred A Bleakley January 11 1935 in Detroit. She served as counsellor secretary at Washington high school and was a Westminster Presbyterian Church member. Surviving are her husband daughter Nancy two sons Capt Robert A and Richard A three sisters and one grandchild. Service at Westminster church 3 p.m. Monday conducted by Dr John Woods. Burial Cedar.
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Alfred A. Bleakley
Cottage Grove Avenue
Cedar Rapids
West Lorne
Ontario
Canada
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Washington High School
Bleakley
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Nancy
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
Robert A
Air Force
Homestead
Fla
Richard A
Bemidji
Minn
Amy Eastman
Alice McLeod
Helen Bleakley
Clearwater
Florida
Westminster Church
John JP. Woods
Cedar
Widow Ella Chickering Smith dies in South Carolina
Ella Chickering Smith widow of Norman E. Smith died in Greensville South Carolina on Thursday. She was born December 7 1876 in Cedar Rapids Iowa and had lived there until 1938. Survived by daughter Mrs W Arlo Sylvester Whitesboro New York son Jerome Chickering Smith Greenwood South Carolina four grandchildren and two great grandchildren She was a member of the First Congregational church Memorial services will be in Turner chapel east at a time to be announced later.
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Norman E. Smith
Cedar Rapids
Greensville
S.C
W. Arlo Sylvester
Whitesboro
N.Y
Jerome Chickering Smith
Greenwood
Cedar Rapids Woman Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Wesley Boxa Lula Boxa of Cedar Rapids died Friday after a long illness. Born May 24 1883 in Cedar Rapids she was married to Wesley Boxa. Surviving are son Gilbert and a foster brother Gilbert Crofter of Mt Vernon. Services at Brush chapel 2 p m Sunday with Rev A T Washington burial Linwood cemetery. Friends may call after noon Saturday.
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Cedar Rapids
Wesley Boxa
Gilbert
Gilbert Crofter
Mt. Vernon
Brush Chapel
A. T. Washington
Linwood Cemetery
Memorial Services and Funerals in Local Churches
Memorial notices list Bishup Sister Mary Leocadia a requiem mass at Sacred Heart Convent chapel with burial at Mt Calvary cemetery and arrangements by Monahan Stewart. Other obituaries include Mary E Clark at Hedges Memorial Rochester and Fred Stewart at Cedar Memorial with service details and burial locations.
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Mary Leocadia
Sacred Heart Convent
George Biskup
Anthony W. Chihak
St. Wenceslaus Church
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Monahan-Stewart Funeral Home
Clark
Mary E
Hedges Memorial Chapel
Rochester
N.Y
Murdoch Chapel
Marion
Stewart
Fred
Chapel of Memories
Walter E. Kellison
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Wilson
Josephine Wandell
Turner Chapel East
Glenn W. McMichael
Heath Calls Stricter Immigration Controls in Britain
Edward Heath, Conservative party leader, urged strict immigration limits to curb racial problems in Britain. He spoke Friday in Ipswich, outlining policy aims to reduce migration and tensions.
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Ipswich
England
Edward Heath
Britain
Teachers face ongoing walkout amid NYC school crisis
Teachers from Harlem and Brooklyn's Brownsville stay off duty as rain and Friday attendance drop. Union president Albert Shanker warns personal heroism is needed to return. the I S 201 board plans hearings to gauge motive while Babette Edwards says refusers won’t teach. The district operates with a Ford Foundation grant to promote community participation and decentralization. A participant fears drawing on a national guard.
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Brownsville
Brooklyn
Albert Shanker
I.S. 201
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Hoover cousin files to run in New Hampshire GOP primary
Herbert F. Hoover of Oskaloosa Iowa a distant cousin of the late President seeks to appear on the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary ballot March 12 He campaigns on peace in Vietnam noting past Iowa runs and a 1959 India trip He was pardoned by Kennedy in 1962 after a 1949 draft refusal conviction by the federal government
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N.H
Herbert F. Hoover
Oskaloosa
Iowa
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Secretary of State
New Hampshire
Hoover
Vietnam
Jack Miller
Hitler
Germany
John F. Kennedy
Sen
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Riowa
India
West Branch
Viet Warelection Debate Follows Saigon Polls
Amid Vietnam unrest the 17 member election committee debated the Sept 3 results with a majority favoring discarding the vote due to irregularities. Other panels found no basis for charges, while Truong Dinh Dzu faced questioning and police actions. Thich Tri Quang pressed Thieu on recognizing a rival Buddhist faction.
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Thieu
Thieu-by
Truong Dinh Dzu
Dzu
Saigon
Antigovernment Front
Thich Tri Quang
Independence Palace
Forrestal Burial Set for 18 Fire Victims at Arlington
Eighteen victims of the Forrestal fire will be buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. The Navy said the individuals could not be identified individually.
Linn district court posts five week civil docket
Courthouse schedule outlines five week Linn district court session starting October 2 under Judge B J Maxwell. Jury assignments list cases such as Hanson vs Town and Country and State vs Oakley with nonjury dates including Estate of Vogt and Royal Zenith Corp. Eads noted trial rulings on disputed facts and corporate liability in May proceedings.
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B. J. Maxwell
Hanson
Harrington
N.W. Bell Telephone Co
Estate of Vogt
Michael Et al
Tait
Decker and Norton
Brecht
Department of Public Safety
Royal Zenith Corp
Mastan Co
Citizens Publications, Inc
Iowa
Weber
Prenosil
Electric Light and Power Co
Pittsburgh Plate Glass
Schulte
Linn District Court
Eads
No Contempt For J L Fitz In Work Release Case
Judge Harold D. Vietor ruled that John L. Fitz 23 of rural Westgate showed good cause not to be held in contempt of court. Fitz returned intoxicated to Linn county jail Sept 5 provoking a disturbance. the only contempt basis is returning from work late. He remains serving a five month term for false pretenses and has had his work release privileges revoked.
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Harold D. Victor
John L. Fitz
Linn County
Fitz
Westgate
Walter Grant
Vietor
Iowa
Westbrook Liable in $9 062 59 Suit Over Office Equipment
Judge William R. Eads ruled C. T. Westbrook liable for 9062.59 in a suit by Preferred Investment Co. against Westbrook and Joseph W. Grant Jr. for default on a promissory note for Cedar Rapids office equipment once sold by A. D. Beers Co. and later assigned.
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Eads
Westbrook
William R. Eads
C. T. Westbrook
Preferred Investment Co
Joseph W. Grant, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Lee Crawford Quarry Co versus Hargrave Construction Co
Dismissal of claims noting amounts 3981 95 dollars for Lee Crawford Quarry Co and 423 37 dollars for Sheets and Son against Arthur Wedo on account dispute.
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Lee Crawford Quarry Co
Hargrave Construction Co
Sheets and Son
Arthur Wedo
Oberthien Files Nomination for Cedar Rapids Safety Post
John D. Oberthien, 46, filed Friday nomination papers for Cedar Rapids safety commissioner. A former director of public works, he is the first official candidate. Eleven others have papers. Delmer Duffy will not seek election. Oberthien lives at 164 Westview Drive NW.
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John D. Oberthien
Cedar Rapids
Oberthien
Delmer Duffy
Westview Drive
State Bases Stand On Auto Sales Tax
Iowa tax commission eased its stance on September auto sales tax. Cars registered before midnight Saturday would qualify for 2 percent tax. starting October 1 the tax rises to 3 percent. If registration papers are mailed before midnight, the 2 percent rate applies, even if registration occurs after the deadline.
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Des Moines
Iowa Tax Commission
Commission
E. A. Burrows, Jr
Cedar Rapids Weather Forecast And Overnight Iowa Readings
Forecasters expect tonight to stay in the mid 30s with Saturday reaching the 70s. Moisture remains scarce as Cedar Rapids reports 28 to 36 at local stations and an airport low of 30. By 2 p.m. Friday Cedar Rapids stood at 56 with overnight lows from Des Moines to Watertown and Lamoni in the 20s and 30s.
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Bizeks
Gazette
Iowa
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